sushimonster wrote:if those proposed changes go through we'll be looking at some rather drastic changes for all Japanese products...

Definitely. I know a good few things I like would be totally affected. And I agree that it makes them unique , nothing as awesome as anime and manga is ever really produced in many areas around the world. But then again , I understand that they may not want to be known as just "that country that produces all that pervy & weird stuff."

On topic: I do hope that release stays but by now another pushback wouldn't even surprise me. Wait for the greatness. The visuals are still pretty good from what we've seen & i'm itching to get behind the persona of the one 'Miss Blue." The Aozaki's sure have a lot of influence in things.

sushimonster wrote:Just checked Neowing again and the release date still stands on the 29th this month. They've been accurate on the release dates in the past for all the instances I've bought pre-orders (sometimes the orders were shipped before the release date). But will have to wait and see I guess...

A bumpage of sorts.Ok - it's a weekday but thought this is rather significant news, albeit a slightly negative one.

It's been delayed again. Till sometime in 2011; they last said sometime during the winter break.

One thing to note is the product page has been updated. I think the system requirements have been changed. Read the recommended core clock frequency: dual-core at 2.66GHz. Quite hefty on the hardware despite being less than 720 pixxies (<non-HD)...

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sushimonster wrote:One thing to note is the product page has been updated. I think the system requirements have been changed. Read the recommended core clock frequency: dual-core at 2.66GHz. Quite hefty on the hardware despite being less than 720 pixxies (<non-HD)...

What!? Seriously?*checks the official site*...ri~ght, I think my ancient computer should be able to handle Mahoutsukai no Yoru.

Another bumpage.There is a new promo video which has snippets of the actual gameplay.

...Judging from how the text is displayed and scrolled, I can now understand why the hardware requirements are so high. Such smooth text display I understand demands alot of D3D processing, something which GPUs aren't particularly fond of. And considering your average-John-Doe has intergrated solutions (motherboard-based Intel graphics for one), I think that explains why the CPU requirements are up there.

Character sprites are all static (so no 'live' motion stuff that I once hoped for). And there doesn't seem to be voice acting (though the music-over in the promo makes it impossible to confirm); judging from static sprites, I doubt there will be any anyways.

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It was a rather peaceful morning.---A mechanical ringing echoes down the long corridor.That sound reveals the bad state of repairs that now afflicts these carpeted halls.Combined with the morningâ€™s gloom it looks not entirely unlike a haunted house.---â€œâ€¦well, it is basically a haunted house.This house really is too big for just two people.â€

And at the moment it seems like thereâ€™s just one of them.The ringing has already repeated itself more than thirty times.The person on the other end either has a lot of free time, or else already knows what this house is like.---She had a feeling it was the latter.She hastens her steps to stop the resounding noise of the phone.All the while holding a premonition that the moment the ringing stopped, her nice morning would vanish like a bubble.---Leaving behind that charming parting remark, the male students scattered like dogs with their tails between their legs.â€œThat seemed fun, Aoko.â€â€œOh, you could tell?â€*Aoko responded with Aliceâ€™s words.---â€œâ€¦what exactly does that meanâ€¦?â€While inwardly making noises of disapproval, she looked around the classroom.The figure of that male student was nowhere in sight.---â€œWait, what do you mean by â€˜strongâ€™, Pres?â€Tobimaru tilts his head in puzzlement and looks at Aoko.Aoko remains perfectly still, scowling intently at the wall.â€œâ€¦Aozaki?â€Tobimaruâ€™s words donâ€™t seem to register with Aoko.â€œOoooi, preees. Aokakiiii. â€¦Miss Aoko?â€¦oi, pay attention to me, Aoko Aozaki!â€---â€œShut up! Stop it with the â€˜aoâ€™ this and â€˜aoâ€™ that!â€Her shouts reverberate through the student council room.Louder even than Tobimaruâ€™s fervent speech, her beautiful voice penetrated as far the corridor.---â€œOh, I became the head of the swim club.â€â€œWha- what did you say!?â€Aoko yelled without thinking at that unexpected reply.---The courtyard she could see from the window made her think of her home from ten years ago.If you compare it to then, everything about this garden is shabby and you could even call it a wasteland.And so why does this garden seem to hold vestiges of the other?---Alice Kunojiâ€™s fairytale echoed in the night.Those feeling joined together with my body.---Then Aoko holds up her right arm once more.She reminds me of a machineâ€¦---â€œ â€“Burnâ€¦!â€---â€œYouâ€™re in my way!â€Without any other outlet, she sends all of her anger into her right arm and strikes out.---â€œâ€“Itâ€™s decided. Tour Plan: Star Mineâ€**

*This needs a bit more context to translate properly**Really not too sure about that furigana, because as is they make no sense; in any case, the kanji read as something like: Magic bullet mode: Projection convergence

So it'll be out in 2 weeks.definately all ages rating?Are we seeing Type Moon now pandering to the mainstream after all it's publicity with anime series/manga of Fate/xxx and now they have to be a "respectable" visual novel company or just a change cause the writer wanted it that way?And also, I should probably just go a read the original Tsukihime to get the jist of what these characters are about, I get the feeling that "remake" may take quite some time.Thoughts?

Romdeau wrote:Anyone take the time to read the demo (English or Japanese)? Just finished downloading the fan-translated demo, so I'll post my thoughts here when I'm finished reading it.

I've finished the eng version some time ago (almost when it was first released actually!) and i must say... Graphics are really good, music is fabulous and the writing is well... you know how good Nasu's V/N's are =D

Ah I was wondering who if anyone was planning on taking up the translation of this story. In any case the only thing I can do is wait for someone to do a good job on translating it. If we're lucky maybe he'll have you guys at mirror moon to help him out, but then again who knows.

So in other words this will take a while to see who will really want to whole heartedly translate and release thisstory sometime soon.... I whould hope.

- Finding my way through this garden is rather unbearable, but if it is to keep the one I adore company I will endure it for her sake, and her sake alone.